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Face-off over Roosevelt neighborhood's future
The Seattle City Council will hear opposing views on how much density should go around a new light-rail station.
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Social media enhance respect for the First amendment
A new survey shows that as social media usage grows, so does appreciation of the First Amendment. At the same time, schools are lagging in teaching digital media and the importance of the First Amendment.
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Weekend Tech Blog: Amazon to offer a sort of Netflix for book lovers?
Amazon's rumored efforts to start an "all you can eat" monthly subscription service for ebooks may be another weapon in the Seattle-based company's ongoing battles with traditional bookselling and book publishing.
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The 100-year-old model for the Port of Seattle still makes good political sense
A veteran observer of ports around the country argues that elected port commissioners, as in Seattle and Tacoma, are far preferable to ports that must serve the wishes of mayors or other politicians.
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Midday Scan: Thursday's top stories around the region
Gregoire wades into more budget cuts; finger pointing at Monroe Penitentiary; rising count for homeless students in Seattle Schools; an unadmiring portrait of the powerful Kemper Freeman and family; and a Viadoom report.